Meaning

9 senses

  1. (transitive)To break (something brittle) violently.

    The demolition team smashed the buildings to rubble.

    The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.

    zerschellen, zerschmettern, zertrümmern

    громи́тьgromítʹ, разгроми́тьrazgromítʹ

    hit violently

  2. (intransitive)To be destroyed by being smashed.

    The crockery smashed as it hit the floor.

    разби́тьсяrazbítʹsja

    розбива́тисяrozbyvátysja, розби́тисяrozbýtysja

  3. (transitive)To hit extremely hard.

    He smashed his head against the table.

    Bonds smashed the ball 467 feet, the second longest home run in the history of the park.

    zusammenschlagen, schmettern

    уда́ритьudáritʹ, гро́хнутьgróxnutʹ, долбану́тьdolbanútʹ

    hit with great force

  4. (figuratively, transitive)To ruin completely and suddenly.

    The news smashed any hopes of a reunion.

    разгроми́тьrazgromítʹ

    humiliate or depress completely

  5. (figuratively, transitive)To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.

    The Indians smashed the Yankees 22-0.

    I really smashed that English exam.

    разгроми́тьrazgromítʹ, сокруши́тьsokrušítʹ, разби́тьrazbítʹ

  6. (US, transitive)To deform through continuous pressure.

    I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.

  7. (slang, transitive, vulgar)To have sex with.

    Would you smash her?

    knallen, vögeln, bumsen

  8. (archaic, intransitive, slang)Synonym of go to smash (“to go to ruin; to fail disastrously”).

  9. (Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang)To pass counterfeit money.

Examples

225 sentences

  1. Tom is smashed.

    Том дуже п'яний. — deniko

    deTom ist betrunken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The play was a smashing success.

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  3. The party was a smashing success.

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  4. The concert was a smashing success.

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  5. The car's windshield was smashed to pieces.

    ruЛобовое стекло машины было разбито вдребезги. — odexed

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be destroyed by being smashed:
Русский
By meaning 4
(transitive) to break violently:
to be destroyed by being smashed:
to hit extremely hard:
figuratively: to defeat overwhelmingly:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
(transitive) to break violently:
to hit extremely hard:
slang: to have sex:

Origin

Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Swedish smask (“to smack with the lips

Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Swedish smask (“to smack with the lips”), dialectal Swedish smaska (“to smack, kiss”), Danish smaske (“to smack with the lips”), Low German smaksen (“to smack with the lips, kiss”).

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Forms

smashes, smashing, smashed, smashed
Base formsmash · to smash
3rd person singularsmashes
Present participlesmashing
Past simplesmashed
Past participlesmashed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysmash
he, she, itsmashes

Past simpleLesson

all personssmashed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave smashed
he, she, ithas smashed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill smash

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

19 synonyms
break violently:dashB2shatterB2
hit extremely hard:poundB2
defeat overwhelmingly:slaughterB2trounce
thumpB1go to smashwallopgo to bed withsleep with
Close in meaning

Word family

28 related words
Relatedsmashersmashing
Derivedbrandy-smashcake smashforearm smashkersmashkeyboard smashkeysmashmegasmashsmashablesmash burgersmash cakesmash cutsmash downsmashedsmashed potatosmashed potatoessmasheroosmash hitsmashiesmash itsmash-mouthsmash productsmashproofsmash roomsmash up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
smartA1smartlysmartphonesmartysmashersmattersmear

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